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a Cross country and rowing success story.
I've started reading Rowing News magazine, which is an _excellent_
publication - sort of like Master Skier but with fancy binding and lots of nice pictures, and a $40 per year price. Lots of the articles apply well to skiers too. For instance, Nancy Clark the sports nutritionist writes a column. One short feature that really caught my eye was about Alison Crocker. I hope they won't sue me for sharing it. The Real Thing: Dartmouth college freshman Alison Crocker is uniquely qualified to end that age-old aerobic stalemate: which is the better all-round activity, rowing or cross-country skiing? "You get a few different muscles from rowing but you're still fit." Crocker says diplomatically. She should know. The 19-year-old Poughkeepsie, NY native has powered to international heights in both sports, representing the US at junior world championships in both sports. And while her best results have so far come on the water - a bronze in the eight at the 2002 junior worlds in Lithuania - Crocker is betting her first Olympic appearance will be on the trails of Turin, Italy in 2006. The Race Plan: Crocker was 10th overall and the top junior at this year's US ski nationals, which puts her on track to crack the magical top six ranking required for an Olympic ticket. It was a performance that earned her a trip to February's junior worlds in Stryn, Norway where she finished mid-pack in the women's 15k classic race, 5k skate, and 1.5k sprint. That she did this after a split season of intercollegiate skiing and rowing gives her hope that specializing in a single discipline will lead to better results. "The level of dedication that I need to get the skiing to try to make the Olympic team precludes rowing." says Crocker, who does not rule our a return to the water if her hot streak on skis starts to cool. "My body was so shot I realized it wasn't helping." What She Says: "The sports work together so well." advises Crocker, who prefers skiing's multiple-hour sessions to the intensity training required for 2,000-meter rowing. "the worst part about them working together is that if you're in an area where you can ski, the ice melts late." What They Say: "There was no way with her experience at the time that she was ready to make the junior national team." says Robbie Tenenbaum, Crocker's coach at the 2002 world juniors in Lithuania. "She was just in such fantastic shape that she had to be in there. And the rowing got better and better as the summer went on." |
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a Cross country and rowing success story.
I've done some roller skiing with Alison. Believe me when you think of
Poughkeepsie, skiing is the last thing that comes to mind. Rowing tes, and maybe shad roe too. She was a dedicated snow chaser. The city of Poughkeepsie, on the Hudson gets about 30 inches of snow a year probably, and groomed trails are almost always at least one hour away. I guess that she really is close to breaking into the international race scene. It's that last step that is probably the toughest. Thanks for sharing this, and sorry about the top post. Gary Jacobson Rosendale, NY "Erik Brooks" wrote in message news:000b01c42ed8$beb541a0$6401a8c0@Merlin... I've started reading Rowing News magazine, which is an _excellent_ publication - sort of like Master Skier but with fancy binding and lots of nice pictures, and a $40 per year price. Lots of the articles apply well to skiers too. For instance, Nancy Clark the sports nutritionist writes a column. One short feature that really caught my eye was about Alison Crocker. I hope they won't sue me for sharing it. The Real Thing: Dartmouth college freshman Alison Crocker is uniquely qualified to end that age-old aerobic stalemate: which is the better all-round activity, rowing or cross-country skiing? "You get a few different muscles from rowing but you're still fit." Crocker says diplomatically. She should know. The 19-year-old Poughkeepsie, NY native has powered to international heights in both sports, representing the US at junior world championships in both sports. And while her best results have so far come on the water - a bronze in the eight at the 2002 junior worlds in Lithuania - Crocker is betting her first Olympic appearance will be on the trails of Turin, Italy in 2006. The Race Plan: Crocker was 10th overall and the top junior at this year's US ski nationals, which puts her on track to crack the magical top six ranking required for an Olympic ticket. It was a performance that earned her a trip to February's junior worlds in Stryn, Norway where she finished mid-pack in the women's 15k classic race, 5k skate, and 1.5k sprint. That she did this after a split season of intercollegiate skiing and rowing gives her hope that specializing in a single discipline will lead to better results. "The level of dedication that I need to get the skiing to try to make the Olympic team precludes rowing." says Crocker, who does not rule our a return to the water if her hot streak on skis starts to cool. "My body was so shot I realized it wasn't helping." What She Says: "The sports work together so well." advises Crocker, who prefers skiing's multiple-hour sessions to the intensity training required for 2,000-meter rowing. "the worst part about them working together is that if you're in an area where you can ski, the ice melts late." What They Say: "There was no way with her experience at the time that she was ready to make the junior national team." says Robbie Tenenbaum, Crocker's coach at the 2002 world juniors in Lithuania. "She was just in such fantastic shape that she had to be in there. And the rowing got better and better as the summer went on." |
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